Me: 28 y/o Male, no preexisting conditions, previous drug user, excellent health.
I want to issue a warning to users of PEA. This drug is not "safe", even WITHOUT a MAOI, unless you are very, very careful with dosing. I haven't even tried it with an MAO inhibitor. I'm too afraid to now.
The dosage that precipitated my hypertensive crisis was between 2 and 2.5 grams, taken in three smaller doses over the course of 90 minutes. No other substances were involved except for one small cup of green tea and 3 shots of alcohol, taken every 30 minutes.
After the second dose, I started feeling tingling and numbness in my arms and head but I assumed that was part of the usual effects. I had also had a heavy workout session the day before, so my muscles were sore and I thought the PEA may have been inducing awareness of my muscular soreness.
After the third dose, my heart rate shot through the roof and swung dramatically over the next 60 minutes. I paused at times to lie down and try to meditate, focusing on my breathing. When I did this, my heart rate would dramatically fall to a healthy level, but my temples were still pounding and I could hear my heavy pulse with every beat. The moment I exited meditation, my heart would skyrocket again. I kept drinking water; I could not stop drinking water. I did not take my body temperature but it may have been higher than normal.
I also experienced irregular heartbeat and skipped beats over those 60 minutes. At one time, I was lying down and experienced shimmering vision. Additionally, my arms, legs, and face were somewhat numb and tingling. I worry that additional dosing could have precipitated a stroke.
I spent most of the time talking myself out of a panic attack, which would only have made the situation worse.
This is the third time in my life that I've experienced a hypertensive crisis. The first time was after attending a festival where I had taken 8 ecstasy pills spanning 4 varieties, all cut with different, unknown substances, in the course of 12 hours. The second time was after bumping very amounts of Adderall all night, and then finally taking 1mg (YES, JUST 1 MG) of Selegiline at 6:00 AM.
Admittedly, the first two incidents were due to my own stupidity and negligence. However, this experience with PEA was after similar prior uses. I am still not sure why this time was different. Perhaps it was a weak MAOI activity of green tea?
Almost everything I read regarding PEA speaks of it in entirely favorable terms. BE CAREFUL, AND DO NOT ASSUME THAT SOMETHING IS SAFE JUST BECAUSE OTHERS SAY IT IS.
I want to issue a warning to users of PEA. This drug is not "safe", even WITHOUT a MAOI, unless you are very, very careful with dosing. I haven't even tried it with an MAO inhibitor. I'm too afraid to now.
The dosage that precipitated my hypertensive crisis was between 2 and 2.5 grams, taken in three smaller doses over the course of 90 minutes. No other substances were involved except for one small cup of green tea and 3 shots of alcohol, taken every 30 minutes.
After the second dose, I started feeling tingling and numbness in my arms and head but I assumed that was part of the usual effects. I had also had a heavy workout session the day before, so my muscles were sore and I thought the PEA may have been inducing awareness of my muscular soreness.
After the third dose, my heart rate shot through the roof and swung dramatically over the next 60 minutes. I paused at times to lie down and try to meditate, focusing on my breathing. When I did this, my heart rate would dramatically fall to a healthy level, but my temples were still pounding and I could hear my heavy pulse with every beat. The moment I exited meditation, my heart would skyrocket again. I kept drinking water; I could not stop drinking water. I did not take my body temperature but it may have been higher than normal.
I also experienced irregular heartbeat and skipped beats over those 60 minutes. At one time, I was lying down and experienced shimmering vision. Additionally, my arms, legs, and face were somewhat numb and tingling. I worry that additional dosing could have precipitated a stroke.
I spent most of the time talking myself out of a panic attack, which would only have made the situation worse.
This is the third time in my life that I've experienced a hypertensive crisis. The first time was after attending a festival where I had taken 8 ecstasy pills spanning 4 varieties, all cut with different, unknown substances, in the course of 12 hours. The second time was after bumping very amounts of Adderall all night, and then finally taking 1mg (YES, JUST 1 MG) of Selegiline at 6:00 AM.
Admittedly, the first two incidents were due to my own stupidity and negligence. However, this experience with PEA was after similar prior uses. I am still not sure why this time was different. Perhaps it was a weak MAOI activity of green tea?
Almost everything I read regarding PEA speaks of it in entirely favorable terms. BE CAREFUL, AND DO NOT ASSUME THAT SOMETHING IS SAFE JUST BECAUSE OTHERS SAY IT IS.
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